NAWIC Women’s Day Scholarship Cocktail Party

Join NAWIC for the annual International Women’s Day Scholarship Cocktail Party, where the winner of the 2012 NAWIC scholarship will be announced. This year’s scholarship presents an opportunity for a woman in the construction industry to develop a research paper to be used as a positive instrument for change. The scholarship valued at $5,500 is […]

March 7th, 2012

Join NAWIC for the annual International Women’s Day Scholarship Cocktail Party, where the winner of the 2012 NAWIC scholarship will be announced.

This year’s scholarship presents an opportunity for a woman in the construction industry to develop a research paper to be used as a positive instrument for change.

The scholarship valued at $5,500 is funded by the proceeds of an auction item donated by Corporate Culture.

Last year’s winner Natalie Myatt will present the findings of her scholarship research ’The Challenge: Linking Social Sustainability and Financial Value’ which involved developing a method to assess the financial return on social sustainability investments to enable managers to better plan, implement and communicate the value of their social spending.

Date: Wednesday 28 March 2012
Time: 6-9pm
Where: AECOM – Level 21, 420 George Street, Sydney
Dress: Cocktail
Cost: $20 members / $30 non-members
RSVP: Wednesday 14 March 2012
Register: nawic.com.au/events

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